What are the advantages of gyroid infill?

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I've seen a few print time-lapse videos lately which use gyroid infill: wavy lines, which deform across layers so that the waves end up alternating between the two axes. Other than making the time-lapse videos look much cooler, what are the benefits of this infill style compared to the more common hatching or cross-hatching?

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From this reference you can read that:

A gyroid is a naturally occurring structure which be found in
butterfly wings and even within membranes inside cells. In 2017, MIT
researchers discovered that when graphene was shaped into a gyroid
structure, it had exceptional strength properties at low densities.
They then discovered however, that the crucial aspect of this was
actually the gyroid structure itself, and that other materials such as
plastic could benefit from this.

It is assumed that this type of infill has better strength properties than the normal types of infill we know.

A test conducted by an author named Martin is found here.

Test details

From the figure can be concluded that the gyroid infill has a better strength for the lowest weight.

The advantages of gyroid infill over the tested infill types are:

high strength, and

low weight (so less filament needed).

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From this reference you can read that:

A gyroid is a naturally occurring structure which be found in
butterfly wings and even within membranes inside cells. In 2017, MIT
researchers discovered that when graphene was shaped into a gyroid
structure, it had exceptional strength properties at low densities.
They then discovered however, that the crucial aspect of this was
actually the gyroid structure itself, and that other materials such as
plastic could benefit from this.

It is assumed that this type of infill has better strength properties than the normal types of infill we know.

A test conducted by an author named Martin is found here.

Test details

From the figure can be concluded that the gyroid infill has a better strength for the lowest weight.

The advantages of gyroid infill over the tested infill types are:

high strength, and

low weight (so less filament needed).

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From this reference you can read that:

A gyroid is a naturally occurring structure which be found in
butterfly wings and even within membranes inside cells. In 2017, MIT
researchers discovered that when graphene was shaped into a gyroid
structure, it had exceptional strength properties at low densities.
They then discovered however, that the crucial aspect of this was
actually the gyroid structure itself, and that other materials such as
plastic could benefit from this.

It is assumed that this type of infill has better strength properties than the normal types of infill we know.

A test conducted by an author named Martin is found here.

Test details

From the figure can be concluded that the gyroid infill has a better strength for the lowest weight.

The advantages of gyroid infill over the tested infill types are:

high strength, and

low weight (so less filament needed).

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From this reference you can read that:

A gyroid is a naturally occurring structure which be found in
butterfly wings and even within membranes inside cells. In 2017, MIT
researchers discovered that when graphene was shaped into a gyroid
structure, it had exceptional strength properties at low densities.
They then discovered however, that the crucial aspect of this was
actually the gyroid structure itself, and that other materials such as
plastic could benefit from this.

It is assumed that this type of infill has better strength properties than the normal types of infill we know.

A test conducted by an author named Martin is found here.

Test details

From the figure can be concluded that the gyroid infill has a better strength for the lowest weight.

The advantages of gyroid infill over the tested infill types are:

high strength, and

low weight (so less filament needed).

answered 3 hours ago

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From this reference you can read that:

A gyroid is a naturally occurring structure which be found in
butterfly wings and even within membranes inside cells. In 2017, MIT
researchers discovered that when graphene was shaped into a gyroid
structure, it had exceptional strength properties at low densities.
They then discovered however, that the crucial aspect of this was
actually the gyroid structure itself, and that other materials such as
plastic could benefit from this.

It is assumed that this type of infill has better strength properties than the normal types of infill we know.

A test conducted by an author named Martin is found here.

Test details

From the figure can be concluded that the gyroid infill has a better strength for the lowest weight.

The advantages of gyroid infill over the tested infill types are:

high strength, and

low weight (so less filament needed).

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